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You meet a friend *

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* Any time
You're out from under *

* Not getting hassled,
Not getting hustled *

* Keeping your head
Above water *

* Making a wave
When you can *

* Temporary layoffs *

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* Easy credit
Rip-offs *

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* Scratching and surviving *

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* Hanging in
A chow line *

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* Ain't we lucky
We got 'em *

* Good Times *

[FUNK MUSIC PLAYING]

Come on now, Thelma,

I asked you
to teach me how to dance,

not commit suicide!

What's the name of
this dance anyway?

It's called "The Freak-out."

No wonder
you can do it so good.

You been freaked out
for years.

Later for you then!

[MUSIC STOPS]

You don't have enough soul
to dance anyway.

Who don't have enough soul?
I got so much soul,

I make James Brown
look like Lawrence Welk!

Whoo!

Keep trying, JJ.

Aw, now come on, Thelma,

I got this heavy date with
this chick on Saturday night,

and I told her
I was a great dancer.

Do you always lie
to your chicks like that?

Yeah!

Except for when I tell 'em
how handsome I am.

Handsome?

You look like
a string of spaghetti

with a little meatball
on top.

Come on, Thelma,
stop jiving me!

Are you going to teach me
how to dance, or what?!

Don't yell at me like that,
JJ.

I'm sorry, Thelma.

I guess I'm picking up
bad habits from Dad.

When Daddy yells,
he has an excuse.

He's frustrated
because he's being overworked

and underpaid.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

I'll get it.

It's probably one
of my foxes calling.

Foxes, my foot!

If it's for you,
she's probably a bear!

Hello...

This is the Casanova
of the ghetto speaking,

otherwise known
as Dial-a-Thrill.

Wait 10 seconds
for the beep,

then start panting.

Who?

McDonald who?

Oh, hamburger. Oh, yeah, okay.

Hey, Thelma,

it's McDonald's calling
about that job you applied for!

Use your sexy voice.

Maybe we can get a discount
on a Big Mac.

JJ, give me the phone.

Hello?
Yes, this is Thelma Evans.

Yes. Yes.

I did? When?

Oh, thank you.

Okay, bye-bye.

Hey, JJ, guess what?
What?

I got that part-time job
I wanted.

Great!

Come on, JJ,
I feel so good,

I could even teach you
how to dance now.

Dy-no-mite!

* It's about mind *

* It's about life *

Thelma, why are you wasting
your time dancing

when your brother is busy trying
to stomp out roaches?

[MUSIC STOPS]

Hi, Mama.

Hi, love.

Hey, Ma,
I'm getting ready

for this heavy date
I got on Saturday night.

Well, I feel sorry
for that poor girl.

If your big feet
don't waste her,

your little bony elbows will.

Where's Michael?

I sent him to the library
to check up on something, Ma.

Mama, I think I might know
what's wrong with Daddy.

Thelma, I told you

there is nothing wrong
with your father,

except he's tired

and under
a little emotional stress.

Now that's that.

Well,
changing the subject rapidly,

what'd you get
from the grocery store, Ma?

Well, I got some
fresh collard greens,

chitlins, sweet potatoes,

and we're going to have hot
corn bread and butter

to go with it.

And pork chops.

Pork chops!
Pork chops!

Ma, the last time we had meat
in here,

Chicken Delight
made a wrong delivery.

Calm down now.
It's not a picnic.

I just bought
your father's favorite meal

to try
to cheer him up a little.

Ma, I got some news
that'll cheer everybody up.

I got that part-time job
I was waiting for.

Oh, great, Thelma!

When do you start?

Tomorrow night,
from 7 to 11.

Something tells me

when your father hears
your working hours,

that job
is still going to be open.

Ma, Daddy just got to
let me take that job.

Hi, Daddy!

How wonderful
to see you home!

Hello, Thelma.

Junior.

JJ:
Hey, Dad.

Hey, baby.

FLORIDA:
Hi, sweetheart.

Hey, Daddy, guess what?

I got that part-time job
I wanted.

I knew there was something
hiding behind that,

"Hi, Daddy,
how wonderful to see you home!"

What are your hours?

I could buy my own clothes,
have my own spending money.

What are your hours?

It'd help
the whole family too.

What are your hours?

Seven to 11.

You just got fired.

Oh, Daddy!
Now, Thelma, forget it!

I ain't going to have
no daughter

on the street
that hour of the night!

But JJ could walk me home
when I get off work!

That's right, Dad.
With me protecting her,

she wouldn't have a thing
to worry about.

Nothing but her life.

Now look, Thelma,
I said forget it!

Now the subject is closed!
You hear me?

I don't want
to talk about it no more!

I don't want to talk about
nothing no more!

Honey, don't get yourself
upset like that.

Let me talk to you.

Didn't I just say I don't want
to talk about nothing?

Well, that means nothing!

You know
that window washing job

I went to see about
earlier this morning?

They had already hired somebody.
An aircraft engineer!

James, at least--

I just said I didn't want
to talk about nothing,

and nothing means nothing!

But, James,
let me tell you--

Well, I guess he don't want
to talk about nothing.

Well, there goes my discount
on a Big Mac.

Hey, Thelma,
you were right about Daddy.

I found about six articles
on the subject,

and Daddy has all the symptoms
of hypertension.

Wait a minute, Michael.

Thelma,
what's going on here?

Mama, Daddy has to get
a physical checkup right away.

That's right, Mama.

Look, Dr. Welby,

what makes you think
your father has hypertension,

or as we plain folks say,
high blood pressure?

He's showing all the signs,
Mama.

And it's the number one killer
of black people.

Whatever you kids are thinking
about your father's health,

you're absolutely wrong!

What does it say
in that magazine?

"Hypertension

and the importance of taking
a physical examination."

"High blood pressure
causes heart attacks,

strokes
and kidney malfunction."

In this house, a person can get
kidney malfunction waiting

for Thelma
to get out of the bathroom.

Now, JJ.

It also says,

"the only way you can tell
whether you have it,

is by taking
a physical examination."

Well, I still say
that don't necessarily mean

that your father has it.

But, Ma, the black male
is the number one victim.

That's right, Mama.

It's caused by the stress

and frustration
of ghetto life.

In that case, a lot of chicks
around here must have it too.

'Cause with only one of me
to go around,

that causes a lot
of stress and frustration.

JJ, this is important!

Mama.

Thelma.

Look at the way Daddy's been
acting around here lately.

Uptight
and hollering at everybody,

and always complaining
about a headache.

Hi, everybody.

Hi, Willona.

MICHAEL:
What you got in the bag?

Nothing for you,
Gramps.

This is for adults only.

Come on, Florida.
I got a bag of goodies.

Wait a minute.
She said for adults only.

Y'all heard Mama.
Adults only.

That goes for you too,
JJ.

I got a fake ID.

Out, out, out.

Willona, what you got
in that bag?

Well, Florida,
you know I know

how James has been acting
around here lately.

So I brought you
something to lift his spirits.

Imported directly
from California.

Cabernet sauvignon, 1969.

That's the year the smog
didn't kill the grapes.

How come
it's in a muscatel bottle?

I switched.

I said I wanted
to lift his spirits,

not shock his system.

And...

Perfume?
Mm-hm.

I call it
"the husband pepper-upper."

Two drops behind each ear,

and he'll try to hit more
home runs than Hank Aaron.

Willona,
you don't understand.

And there's more.

Scented candles
for a romantic evening.

Look, girl, I told you

James was upset
and a little tense here lately.

I didn't tell you
he had no problem.

Florida.

Don't be embarrassed to talk
to me about it, Florida.

Take it from somebody
who loves you and James both.

Try it.

Willona,
I know you mean well,

but believe me
when I tell you,

James' problem
ain't what you think it is.

Well, if it ain't
what I think it is, cool.

But if it is
what I think it is,

light a candle
and have a happy.

I'll talk to you tomorrow.

Okay, Willona.

Bye, y'all.
Bye, Willona.

Mama, we may have to cancel that
dinner we were going to have.

How come?

Because it says right here:

"Soul food is one of the big
causes of hypertension."

Thelma,
a little while ago

you told me it was caused
by emotional stress.

Now you say
it's soul food.

Both. You see, Ma,
it's not really the soul food,

but it's all that grease
and salt we use when we cook it.

Thelma, one good meal
ain't going to hurt your daddy.

What's the matter, James?
Couldn't you get any rest?

Daddy, have you ever heard
of hyper--

Michael, Michael.

Thelma, come here, baby.

I want to apologize to you

for yelling at you
the way I did, hear?

Oh, that's all right, Dad.

Does that mean
I can take the job?

No.

I ain't apologizing
for what I said.

I'm just apologizing
for the way I said it.

I want to apologize
to you too, baby.

It's okay, James.
I understand.

You know, Florida,
it's getting rough out there.

I tell you, I lost
that window washing job

to an aircraft engineer.

I wouldn't be surprised
if I got to my janitor's job,

and found out they gave it
to a brain surgeon.

James, have we got
a pleasant surprise for you.

Tonight, we are having
fresh collard greens,

chitlins, sweet potatoes,
corn bread with butter

and pork chops.

Hey, that's a Sunday meal!

What'd you do,
hijack a supermarket, girl?

Oh, James,
this little bit of food

ain't going to put us
no closer

to the soup line
than we already are.

You ain't wrong.

If we get any closer to it,
we'd be in the pot.

Hey, Junior,

get me some aspirin
for my headache, will you?

Well, don't just stand there
like a fool.

Get me some aspirin.

Uh, yeah, Dad.

You sure can act ignorant
sometimes.

Daddy, when was the last time
you had a physical checkup?

When I got out of the Army,
about 20 years ago.

Twenty years?

Dad, I think you better
get one soon.

What you mean, soon?

Thelma, now I told you
your daddy had a hard day,

and he don't want to hear
nothing about that mess.

What mess?

Mama's talking
about hypertension.

Dad, we want you
to get a checkup.

What, y'all trying to make me
out to be sick or something?

Florida,
what's going on around here?

It's nothing.
What she mean is--

Well, now, James, you have
been upset and hollering,

and you do suffer
from these headaches,

and they are symptoms
of hypertension.

Now who's upset and hollering?

What y'all trying to make me out
to be, some kind of maniac?

James, honey,
please don't upset yourself.

Now there you go telling me
I'm upset!

What the hell
is going on here?

Here's your aspirin, Dad.

You take 'em!
I don't need 'em!

Huh?

I said you take 'em!
I don't need 'em!

What the hell is going on
in here anyhow?

I come home from work,

and Thelma's bugging me
about some jive-time job!

Now you're all trying to tell me
I'm sick!

The next thing I know,

y'all tell me I'm ready
for the funny farm!

James, calm down.
Stop upsetting yourself.

Now, Florida,
I ain't got no hypertension,

and I don't want to hear
another damn word about it!

I ain't sick!
I ain't nervous,

and I ain't upset!

I'm sure glad
he didn't get upset.

Come on, kids,
eat your breakfast,

so you can go to school.

[SNORING]

JJ, wake up

before you fall
into that oatmeal and suffocate.

Every time I fell asleep
last night,

I had a nightmare
about a flying chair.

Mama, I don't think
we should go to school today.

And why not, pray tell?

I think we should stay here
and protect the furniture.

Forget it.

Now you're all going
to school just as usual.

Mama,
we're worried about Daddy.

We should try to get him
to see a doctor.

Don't you think I know that?

What I don't know is how to tell
Superman that he can't fly

like he used to.

Well, that's my problem,

and I guess I'll have to deal
with it when he wakes up.

Wakes up?

You mean Daddy didn't go to work
this morning, Mama?

No.

His boss called and said he was
laid off for a few days.

That's why I let him sleep.

Oh, no.

Laid off?

Oh, Mama,
when you tell him that,

he might get upset
all over again.

Might get upset?

Last night he had a job,
and he destroyed a chair.

Don't worry about it.

I'll take care of your father.

Morning, everybody.

Hi, Willona.

Don't bother
offering me a chair.

I know
you got one less now.

You heard, huh?

Mm-hm.

It's all right. I'll take that.
Go ahead, kids.

Well, Florida?

Willona, it's getting worse.

James was laid off
for a couple of days,

and I've got to tell him
when he wakes up.

That's like having to
tell Nixon

they're adding another
$100,000 to his tax bill.

I know.

Well, honey, is there anything
I can do to help?

Thanks, Willona,

but it's my problem,
and I'm going to handle it.

The first thing I did

was call
the employment agency

to see about getting a job
to help out.

Now, Florida,
you know James is a proud dude.

He ain't going to hardly like

you working in somebody's
kitchen.

Can you think
of anything else I could do?

Well,
you can make your will out

before you tell James
you're going to work.

Well, I got to go myself,
but good luck,

and if you need me,
just dial me direct:

H-E-L-P.

Bye-bye.

Bye, and thank you.

Bye, baby.

I'll make the lunches, Ma.

Well, Ma, I'm ready to make
the supreme sacrifice

and give up a day of school
for Daddy's sake.

JJ!

Well, I tried.

Florida,
why you let me oversleep?

You know I got to go to work.
I'm over an hour late now.

James, wait.
I got to tell you something.

I ain't got no time.
James, this is important.

What is it, Florida?

Uh, well...

Have a cup of coffee.

Baby, I ain't got time
for no coffee.

James, I've got
to tell you something.

Florida, I'll talk to you later.
I'll call you on my lunch hour.

James, you're laid off!

Your boss called,
said you're laid off,

but he'll call you back
in a couple of days.

James, no!

Don't worry, baby. I ain't
going to throw the chair.

Well, I guess they hired that
out-of-work brain surgeon.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

I wonder
what this bad news is.

Hello. Yeah.

Baby, this could be a job.
It's the employment agency.

Yeah, go ahead.

Who y'all want to speak to?

Florida Evans?

What job
in what kitchen?

No, she ain't here,

and if she was, she wouldn't be
taking no job in no kitchen.

What the hell you doing dealing
with an employment agency?

I decided to take a job.

I just undecided for you.
You got a full-time job here.

You ain't putting in time
in nobody's kitchen.

James, there is dignity
in all work!

It's not the kind of work
you do that gives you dignity.

It's how well you do it,

and when I was a maid,
forgive me,

but I was the best damn maid
there was!

James,
I'm only trying to help you

so you won't kill
yourself.

I don't need no help.
I'm the man of this house,

and I'll bring home
the bacon!

At a $1.59 a pound,

sometimes it takes more
than one person

to bring home the bacon.

What's all this job
foolishness about anyhow?

First, it was Thelma.
Now it's you!

I'm going to tell you both,
I've had about enough of it!

Thelma, you and Michael
say I got hypertension?

Well,
if I am hypertensed,

you all gave it to me
with this nagging all the time.

Junior's the only one
who ain't bugging me to death.

Yeah, that's
for two reasons, Dad--

one,
because I respect you,

and two,
because I fear for my life.

James, you know what
your trouble is?

You got
too darn much pride.

What else
I got to hold onto?

And what's wrong with a man
having a little pride?

What's wrong
with a wife and children

being concerned
about your health...

and loving you?

James, everything is
going to be just fine.

Daddy, please go
and get a checkup.

Daddy, I heard if you don't cry,
they give you a lollipop.

Daddy, the article said
that most black people

don't take enough
physical examinations.

I hope that article also said
most black people can't afford

to pay for
physical examinations.

But, James,

you can get a free one
at the clinic.

Daddy, even if there isn't
anything wrong with you,

you're still supposed to get
a physical once a year.

There could be something wrong,
and you don't even know it.

Don't even know it?

Does this look like a man
that's sick?

Does this look like
I've got hypertension, huh?

Well,
that doctor sure is taking

his sweet time bringing
them results back, ain't he?

Well, they got a lot of things
to check out.

You said they gave you
a thorough examination.

Yes, he did.

Baby, he peered and poked
and thumped.

Wasn't nothing like
that exam

I had when I got called up
for the Army.

When they saw I was strong
enough to open the door,

they said,
"Man, you're in!"

Hi, Ma. Hi, Dad.
Hey, folks.

What y'all kids
doing down here?

We came to see you,
Daddy.

How did you all
get all the way down here?

What did the doctor say,
Dad?

What they always say after you
get finished with a physical:

"Put on your clothes
and wait."

Okay, Mr. Evans,
I've got your lab reports.

You can come
into the office now.

This is my family.
They're kind of interested.

I'm afraid my office isn't
large enough for everybody.

Well, I suppose
we can talk right out here.

Well, let's see
what we've got here.

Uh-huh, uh-huh.
Uh-huh, uh-huh.

Does my dad have
hypertension, doctor?

Well, son, what do you know
about hypertension?

I know it's the number one
killer of black people.

You know, doctor,
that's right,

and it's hell
on the white folks too.

No, son, your dad
does not have hypertension.

What did I tell you, huh?

I told you all
I was as healthy as a horse!

Maybe you got
hoof and mouth disease, Dad.

Actually, Mr. Evans,
you're in pretty good shape,

but there's one thing
that I'm concerned about.

What's that, doctor?

It's nothing to get
too alarmed over,

but you do have an elevated
cholesterol level.

An elevated which?

High cholesterol.

It's caused by eating too many
foods cooked in grease

or foods with a high-content
of animal fat.

Oh, there go my chitlins.

Well, cottage cheese is low
in fat and high in protein,

and it's not too expensive.

Just cut down on the grease
and the fat

and fried foods
wherever possible, hmm?

Now as for those headaches
you've been having,

I'd say if you just relax
a little,

you'd find they'd disappear
in no time at all.

Good. We'll go down
to Acapulco for two weeks.

Well, I think
that's just about it.

I'll see you again
next year

for your annual
physical checkup, right?

James.

Yeah, doc.

Good.

Thank you.

You're welcome.
Goodbye.

Bye, doc.
Thank you, doctor.

Florida, I just want
to ask you one question.

What?

You know any way
to barbecue cottage cheese?

Oh, baby,
that was one fine meal.

Yeah,
if you like cottage cheese

and black-eyed peas.

Never mind that.

The doctor said
we should all watch what we eat.

I want the whole family

to go down
for a physical examination.

Come on, Dad.

What does a great
physical specimen like me

need
a physical examination for?

JJ, if you were
in any worse condition,

they'd hang a "condemned" sign
on your nose.

Yeah?
Well, they should hang

an "out of order" sign
on your mouth!

Stop, kids. Stop the arguing.

Hey!

I ain't going to throw it, baby.
This is my new child silencer.

* Mmmm... *

* Just looking out
Of the window *

* Watching the asphalt grow *

* Thinking how it all looks
Hand-me-down *

* Good Times
Good Times *

* Keeping your head
Above water *

* Making a wave
When you can *

* Temporary layoffs *

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